Damage extended through the weekend as heavy, wet snow fell from trees outside rights of ways and onto power lines, breaking poles and tearing down lines in many locations. The public is warned that downed power lines can still be energized and should stay far away and report downed lines to the cooperative.

Blue Ridge Energy called in assistance from contractor crews and sister cooperatives to help restore power as quickly and safely as possible.

To ensure all outages are recorded in the Blue Ridge Energy tracking system, it is very important for members to report outages using one of the following two options: